Town Talk

A buffet dinner fundraiser to benefit Wally Szewczuk and the Great Lakes Liver Transplant Fund will take place today from 5 to 9 p.m. at St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church, 3038 Charleston Ave., Lorain. Admission costs $20 per person. The buffet will feature desserts, beer, soda, coffee and bottled water. The event will feature a disc jockey, 50/50 raffle and a Chinese raffle. For further information or to purchase tickets, call Terra at 668-8141, Erik at 309-9374 or Tabitha at 328-5479.

A spaghetti dinner to raise funds for the Huron and Erie county special olympics will take place today from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the East Townsend Fire House in Collins, corner of US 20 and Hartland Center Road. Admission for adults costs $8 at the door and $7.50 in advance and $4 for children ages 4 to 10. This event is sponsored by the Ladies of Wakeman Lodge 301.

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Live bluegrass music will be performed today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, 4501 Clinton Ave., Lorain. Doors open at 5 p.m. Food will be sold from 5 to 9 p.m. Alcohol is impermissible. Featured performers will be The West Virginia CutUps and Highway 57. Tickets cost $5 at the door. Children ages 10 and younger will be admitted for free. Jammers are welcome.

Cornerstone Church will have a clothing sale today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the church, 2949 W. River Road North, Elyria. Clothing costs 50 cents per bag. A tote bag will be provided. A concession stand will be available. For further information, call 324-1202.

Former nurses of Lorain Community hospital will meet Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Bob Evans restaurant, Leavitt Road, Amherst. For further information, call Della at 282-7755.

The Hungarian Reformed Church will have a rummage and bake sale Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the church, 1691 E. 31st St. The sale will feature assorted pastries and a light lunch menu. For further information, contact the the church office on weekdays from 9 a.m. to noon.

A 16-ounce porterhouse steak fry will take place April 13 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Lake Erie Moose Lodge, 713 W. Fifth St., Lorain. Admission costs $14. This event is open to the public. For further information, call the lodge at 244-2155.

Get great bargains at the spring book sale April 13 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and April 14 from 1 to 5 p.m. at Amherst Public Library. A large variety of adult and children's hardcover books, paperbacks, DVDs, and VHS tapes will be available. Scanners will be allowed on April 14. A pre-sale for the Friends of Amherst Public Library will take place Friday from 3 to 4:30 p.m. A special book sale featuring books for $2 per bag provided by the Friends will take place April 14. The book sale will help support the library's programming and services. For further information, call the library at 988-4280.

The Mexican Mutual Society's 16th annual Cinco de Mayo parade and day of celebration will take place May 4. The parade begins at 4:15 p.m. at the Oakwood Park parking lot, 36th Street and Grove Avenue, Lorain. The parade will proceed through the church parking lot to Homewood Drive and then to Clinton Avenue. The parade will travel north on Clinton to 31st Street and halt momentarily at the corner, where a memorial wreath will be placed on the Hispanic Veterans Memorial. The parade will go west to Pearl Avenue, then north on Pearl and end on 29th Street, near the Mexican Mutual Society, 1820 E. 28th St., where the rest of the day's festivities will continue in the society's club rooms. All parade participants are to arrive at least one hour before the start of the parade and are to enter on 36th Street from Clinton Avenue by Oakwood Park. For further information or to register for the parade, call 288-0144.

Space is available at a fall extravaganza craft show at DeLuca's Place in the Park, Lorain. The show will feature seasonal hand-made and commercial items. For further information, contact Cheryl at 396-6999.

Clubs and organizations

The Italian American Veterans Ladies Auxiliary will meet Monday at 7 p.m. at the post, 4569 Oberlin Ave., Lorain.

Reunions

Invitations for the 1968 LHS class reunion have been mailed. Anyone that has not received an invitation or to receive further information, contact Rita at 324-2989 or Bill at 960-1230.

Lorain High School class of 1944-B will meet Tuesday at 9 a.m. at Chris' Restaurant, 2812 W. Erie Ave., Lorain. For further information, call Marty at 288-8037 or Eleanor at 949-6938.

Lorain High School class of 1948-A and -B will meet April 15 at noon at the Jackalope restaurant, 301 Lakeside Ave., Lorain. For further information, contact Tudy at 988-4740.

Lorain High School class of 1949-A and -B will meet for a class luncheon April 24 at noon at the Jackalope restaurant, 301 Lakeside Ave., Lorain. To make a reservation, call Elvira at 930-0506 or Dorothy at 282-5427.

Milestones

Birthday: No. 80 April 7 for Dorothy Street, wife of Phillip, of Amherst.